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From Radio Insight: With today’s retirement of Tim Tyler, Cumulus Media Classic Hits “K-Hit 107.5” KHYT Tucson will debut “Dakota & Andy” as its new morning show on Tuesday, May 31. Jennifer ‘Dakota’ Conter moves to mornings from nights at the station. She has been with KHYT since 2016 after previously spending much of her career in Southern California including her Bakersfield, Oxnard/Ventura and Santa Barbara. She also worked at Alternative “Y107” KLYY Los Angeles. Andy Taylor moves up to mornings from afternoons at the station. Taylor has been with KHYT since 2010 and also serves as Program Director/morning host at KGVY LLC Oldies 1080 KGVY/107.5 K268DC Green Valley AZ and hosts the syndicated “Tech Talk Radio“. Taylor previously hosted mornings at Classic Rock 96.1 KLPX and News/Talk 790 KNST in Tucson as well as KPSI-FM Palm Springs CA. Cumulus Media (NASDAQ: CMLS) announces that Cumulus Tucson’s Classic Hits radio station K-Hit 107.5/KHYT-FM will launch its new morning show, “Dakota & Andy,” on Tuesday, May 31st. The program will be hosted by veteran on-air personalities Dakota and Andy Taylor and will air Monday through Friday from 5:00am-10:00am. The dynamic duo will step into the morning show slot previously held by K-Hit 107.5 morning host Tim Tyler, who announced his retirement from radio earlier this month and signs off today after a successful 51-year career. Andy Taylor heads to K-Hit Mornings from Afternoons on the station. Before becoming a favorite of Tucson afternoon radio listeners Taylor was heard for nearly a decade in Palm Springs, CA, as co-host of the “Barry and Andy Morning Show” on KPSI-FM, before moving the show to Tucson from 2000-2007. Since then, Taylor has been heard on Tucson News/Talk station KNST AM 790 and as Morning Host on Tucson’s KGVY 1080. A 30-year radio veteran, Taylor has also produced his own technology show since 1996 and is the Tech Expert for KMSB Fox 11 with weekly segments on the latest in technology. Dakota moves to Mornings on K-Hit 107.5 from Nights and Saturday afternoons on the station. A 25-year radio veteran, Dakota has been heard on stations in markets including Los Angeles, Ventura, Bakersfield, and Santa Barbara, CA, as well as Tucson. A former teacher and video editor, Dakota holds a Master’s degree in Digital Journalism from National University. Herb Crowe, Operations Manager/Program Director, KHYT-FM, said: “While all of us at K-Hit are happy for Tim Tyler as he starts a new chapter of his life, we’re also incredibly excited about the opportunity to expand and develop the talents of Dakota and Andy in their new morning show roles.*They are both extremely familiar with the Tucson market and bring a wealth of experience and creativity to morning drive.” Dakota commented: “I am thrilled, ecstatic, over the moon and still a bit in shock about being given the honor to create a morning show with Andy Taylor. I am looking forward to a whole world of possibilities as well as the new friendships and partnerships Andy and I will be making. Through all of life’s ups and downs, radio has always been my one true love.” Andy Taylor added: “I’m really excited for the opportunity to shake K-Hit 107.5 listeners out of bed with great morning radio. Together, Dakota and I will help get rid of the sleepies!” more

From All Access: BAHAKEL COMMUNICATIONS Alternative KRXP (X1039)/COLORADO SPRINGS, CO has promoted midday host AUBREY BISHOP to Promotions Director. BISHOP joined the BAHAKEL team over a year ago and has … more

From All Access: A slate of new podcasts from BLOOMBERG MEDIA is coming via iHEARTMEDIA and the iHEARTPODCAST NETWORK for 2022, the first five shows under a multiyear agreement between BLOOMBERG and … more

From All Access: YEA NETWORKS' nationally syndicated TINO COCHINO RADIO has landed in OKLAHOMA. TCR moves into nights at STEPHENS MEDIA Top 40 KTRX (STAR 92.7)/ARDMORE, OK.STEPHENS MEDIA CHR Format … more

From All Access: iHEARTMEDIA Top 40 WRVW (107.5 THE RIVER)/NASHVILLE has rolled out the lineup for its annual RIVER ON THE ROOFTOP concert series. The event returns after a two-year hiatus to JASON … more

From All Access: Condolences to the family, friends and co-workers of SIRIUSXM's STEVE LINGO who has died at the age of 56 after a battle with cancer. LINGO, oversaw the first crew of Sports Board Ops at … more

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From Radio Insight: Station SalesAlliance Communications sells Brokered Polish 1490 WPNA Oak Park/Chicago to Daniela Wojcik’s CSWWII LLC for $725,000. Alliance, which also owns Polish CHR 103.1 WPNA-FM Highland Park, will retain the rights to the WPNA call letters and intellectual property. Karen Johnston Neal sells Silent 101.9 WVLQ Port St. Joe FL to Gold Standard Broadcasting for $25,000. Gold Standard owns Sports “ESPN Northwest Florida” 104.3 WGSX Lynn Haven/Panama City. Richard Werlinger’s RAFTT Corporation sells Brokered 1520 KQQB Stockdale TX to Centro De Adoracion Internacional Co. for $250,000. A Time Brokerage Agreement took effect on May 11. Translator SalesSteven Seline’s Hickory Radio acquires Silent 105.3 K287CB Glenwood IA from CSN International for $100,000. The translator will be utilized to rebroadcast the buyer’s Christian Preaching 660 KCRO Omaha. Other Sales This WeekJose Villafane’s Costa Media Boston purchases Christian Preaching 1220 WFAX/100.7 W264DB Falls Church VA from Newcomb Broadcasting Corporation for $800,000. Vic Canales Media Group will acquire Brokered Business/Talk 1470 WWNN Pompano Beach FL and translators 95.3 W237BD Boca Raton and 96.9 W245BC Lauderdale Lakes/Fort Lauderdale from Marco Broadcasting for $1.45 million. more

From All Access: ALAN WHITE, the longtime drummer for YES who also played on projects with JOHN LENNON and GEORGE HARRISON, has died in his SEATTLE area home at 72. His FACEBOOK page noted he died on … more

From All Access: ALL ACCESS Happy Birthday wishes FRIDAY (5/27) to RAY GMEINER ROCKS PROMOTIONS' RAY GMEINER, WGAR/CLEVELAND PD CARLETTA BLAKE, SNOPES.COM’s BROOKE BINKOWSKI, CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF … more

From Radio Insight: Midwest Communications CHR “Hot 106.7” WNFN Franklin/Nashville has revised its weekday schedule as two weekenders move to the daily lineup. Amanda ‘Nova’ Terranova permanently takes the midday 10-2pm slot. She has been filling-in in the daypart since since Brand Manager Joe Breezy moved to afternoons in late 2021 following the move of Jeffrey ‘JR’ Ramsey to iHeartMedia CHR “Hits 95.7” KDHT Denver. Terranova joined WNFN in 2020 after previously holding Digital PD roles for iHeartMedia in Nashville and Washington DC/Baltimore. Eryn Cooper will replace the syndicated Tino Cochino Radio in the 6-11pm evening timeslot. Cooper joined WNFN last fall after serving as an anchor/reporter for WTVC-TV Chattanooga, sideline reporter for SEC Network, and digital reporter for the Washington Commanders. WNFN will continue to feature The Bert Show in mornings and Joe Breezy in afternoons. Hot 106.7 just got HOTTER for the Summer! We locked in Amanda Terranova, AKA “Nova” weekdays from 10am – 2pm! Amanda has done a phenomenal job filling in over the past several months, so to see her earn this position with hard work, talent and preparation has been absolutely wonderful on all fronts. She’s also done a terrific job leading the charge for our social media which she’ll continue to do so moving forward. Congratulations Amanda!! To the top you go!! “After working in many different radio markets in my career, I’ve never had a team like HOT 1067. Joe Breezy and MD, Rosie are the most supportive and encouraging people to work with. I’m lucky to have them as mentors, and can’t wait to learn even more from them!” We are also excited to announce the addition of Eryn Cooper as our next night host!! Since we added Eryn to our weekend and fill-line lineup late last year, we felt her positive impact immediately. Her skill sets on-air, online and on-site is one of a kind and giving her the opportunity to shine every weeknight will give us a huge competitive advantage being live and local. Cooper states, “This opportunity to be HOT 106.7’s Night Host is A DREAM COME TRUE! I am thankful for Midwest Communications’ confidence in me and our Nashville team for their kindness and encouragement these last six months. A special ‘thank you’ to Joe Breezy, Barbara Bridges, Amanda Terranova and Katie Chappelle here in Nashville for showing me the radio ropes. I am ELATED to bring my energy and passion to the night show and promise to keep bringing my all on-air, online, and on-site for our station!” With that, we are also proud to announce our Hot Lounge: Summer Series! Starring*.Kane Brown! We’ve partnered up with the newest, HOTTEST, and most exclusive hotel*.W Nashville where our listeners will experience a VIP, private performances with meet & greets. We have also secured 5 Seconds of Summer, Em Beihold, Stephen Sanchez and more! Starting Tuesday 5/31 our weekday lineup will be as follows: 5am-10am: The Bert Show 10am-2pm: Nova 2pm-6pm: Joe Breezy 6pm-11pm: On Air with Eryn more

From Radio Insight: Rutgers University football and men’s basketball will move from its longtime home on iHeartMedia Conservative Talk 710 WOR New York to Audacy’s duo of Sports 660 WFAN/101.9 WFAN-FM and News 880 WCBS New York starting this fall. Audacy and Learfield’s Rutgers Sports Properties has agreed to a multi-year agreement to make WFAN the new home for Rutgers football and WCBS the flagship of its men’s basketball network. All games will also be available on the Audacy app in the New York market. WFAN will carry all football games along with 30-minute pre and post-game shows. Rutgers football joins New York Yankees baseball, New York Giants football, Brooklyn Nets basketball, and select New Jersey Devils hockey games on WFAN. Rutgers basketball games on WCBS will include 15 minute pre and post-game shows. WCBS also carries New York Mets baseball and some overflow from WFAN. It was not announced whether Beasley Media’s “Fox Sports New Jersey” 1450 WCTC/93.5 W228DY New Brunswick NJ will continue to carry the games as well. Audacy and Rutgers Athletics have reached a multi-year agreement to make WFAN 101.9 FM / 660 AM (WFAN-FM/AM) the home for Rutgers football and WCBS 880 (WCBS-AM) the flagship station for Rutgers men’s basketball. “Rutgers athletics is on the rise under Greg Schiano and Steve Pikiell in the Big Ten, bringing excitement*and anticipation to Tri-State area fans,” said Chris Oliviero, Market President, Audacy New York. “WFAN and WCBS 880 will provide listeners with unmatched coverage of the Scarlet Knights and we are honored to add Rutgers to Audacy’s market-leading play-by-play portfolio.”** ** “We are excited to announce this partnership with Audacy,” said Pat Hobbs, Athletic Director, Rutgers. “Having our teams on WFAN and WCBS 880 is a great opportunity to expand our reach to sports fans in the New York metropolitan area. Our programs are having tremendous success across the board, and this allows for so many more fans to enjoy the excitement and join Rutgers Nation.” Beginning with the 2022-23 season, WFAN will broadcast all regular games and postseason football games, including a 30-minute pregame and postgame show. Also beginning this season, WCBS 880 will air all regular season and postseason men’s basketball games, including a 15-minute pregame and postgame show. Both Rutgers football and men’s basketball broadcasts will also be available on the Audacy app in the local market territory. Both stations will also support the partnership and on-campus events through on-air, digital and social media promotion. The partnership between Audacy and Rutgers Athletics was facilitated through Rutgers Sports Properties, the athletic department’s multimedia rightsholder and locally based LEARFIELD team. The team works alongside athletics administration on all aspects of the rights relationship with LEARFIELD. more

From All Access: RUTGERS football and men's basketball will be moving from iHEARTMEDIA News-Talk WOR-A/NEW YORK, with football moving to crosstown AUDACY Sports WFAN-A-F, and AUDACY News WCBS-A taking … more

From All Access: AUDACY Top 40/Rhythmic KQKS (KS1075)/DENVER morning host TONY V has announced that he's moving on and not re-signing to stay on with the station. TONY V has been with KQKS for over 25 … more

From All Access: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS Top 40 WNFN (HOT 106.7)/NASHVILLE, TN, has added AMANDA TERRANOVA, aka NOVA to Middays and ERYN COOPER to nights. Brand Manager/PM Drive Host JOE BREEZY said of … more

From All Access: BTS have been invited to the WHITE HOUSE in celebration of ASIAN AMERICAN, NATIVE HAWAIIAN and PACIFIC ISLANDERS HERITAGE MONTH (AANHPI) to discuss diversity and other related issues with … more

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From All Access: NIELSEN AUDIO APRIL '22 ratings results arrive TODAY for DAYTON, FT. MYERS-NAPLES, GRAND RAPIDS, METRO FAIRFIELD COUNTY, TUCSON and TULSA. Find ratings for subscribing stations in the … more

From All Access: SHORE FIRE MEDIA has hired NORA LYONS as Director Of Publicity. based in the company’s BROOKLYN office, reporting to SVP REBECCA SHAPIRO. LYONS previously worked for three years as … more

From All Access: NICK JONAS was presented with the GOLDEN GLOVE AWARD at the SUGAR RAY LEONARD FOUNDATION’s 11th annual "Big Fighters, Big Cause" charity boxing night for his commitment to … more

From All Access: Goth superstars BAUHAUS -- PETER MURPHY, DANIEL ASH, KEVIN HASKINS and DAVID J -- were forced to postpone shows in DENVER, CO and tonight's show at the MARQUEE THEATER in TEMPE, AZ, due … more

From All Access: LIVE NATION's Asian electronic Dance music division, LIVE NATION ELECTRONIC ASIA (LNEA) has inked a multi-year global licensing and distribution deal for its FABLED RECORDS with UNIVERSAL … more

From All Access: HUBBARD Alternative KDKB (ALT AZ 93-3)/PHOENIX announces "MODELO NEVER ENDING SUMMER CONCERT SERIES." ALT AZ 93-3 has lined up the following shows at MARQUEE THEATRE:AUGUST 5th -- … more

From All Access: LOTUS RADIO Active Rock KDOT/RENO PD JAVE PATTERSON is the host of a new unplugged performance/in-depth conversation show called "MRC Presents: Live at Lou's" which debuted on … more

From All Access: KEVIN ZINGER, JEFF LYNN, CODY BLACK, JOE D, GARY McDONALD, DIERKS BENTLEY, ELLE KING, DILLON CARMICHAEL, SADIE BLACK, JOY OLADOKUN, ELI YOUNG BAND, TIM McGRAW, CRAIG MORGAN, MATT STELL, TOBIN … more

From Radio Online: A new study from Podtrac shows that 22% of Podtrac's top 250 podcasts post full video episodes (people talking on camera) to YouTube that matched the audio episodes posted to RSS (Apple, Spotify, etc). 67% of top audio podcasts post inconsistently or not at all to YouTube, and 11% post audio-only More...

From Radio Online: Sadie Black is appointed Music Director of Active Rock WYBB-FM (98 Rock) and AAA WCOO-FM (105.5 The Bridge) in Charleston, SC, effective May 31. She'll also air in middays on WYBB. Black joins the LM Communications cluster from Golden Isle Broadcasting in South Georgia, where she handled middays on More...

From Radio Online: Townsquare Media Hot AC KCIX (Mix 106)/Boise, ID launches "Live With Cort andamp; Ryan." They replace John Moug and Angie Parker, who are now in mornings at Lotus Hot AC KPLZ (Star 101.5)/Seattle. Most recently, Freeman was with Country WUSN (US99)/Chicago, where he More...

From Radio Insight: CRC Media West’s Sports “Team 1010” KXPS/102.7 K274DA Thousand Palms CA is promoting a “change is coming” on Wednesday, June 1. KXPS’s website features a countdown clock to June 1 that features a logo icon similar to the one used by co-owned “1580 The Fanatic” KQFN Tempe/Phoenix. On-air promos also indicate that the 1010 signal will be “going away” on that date and to keep listening on the FM. KXPS currently airs a mix of programming from the Fox Sports radio, CBS Sports Radio, and VSiN networks. CRC Media West also owns Oldies “Studio 100.9” 1200 KPSF/100.9 K265FH Cathedral City in the Palm Springs market. KPSF is operated by Mark Westwood’s Westmark LLC via LMA. more